Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) / DfE

The Commissioner’s decision is that the Department for Education (DfE) is entitled to rely on section 40(5B) of FOIA to neither confirm nor deny it holds the requested information about an Education and Skills Funding Agency case. Confirming or denying it holds the information would reveal third parties’ personal data and would be unlawful. It’s not necessary for DfE to take any corrective steps.